City of Toronto Better Buildings Partnership Interactive Workshop – Building an Actionable Roadmap to Net Zero Buildings | May 12th, 2026

- May 12, 20268:30 AM - 12:30 PM (local time)
Online event

The City of Toronto cordially invites you to an in-person event to learn about the City’s Net Zero Guidance Material and how you can apply it to your own buildings.

Date: Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Location: City Hall Committee Room 2, 100 Queen St W
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Register here.

Join us for an interactive workshop delivered by Ellen Whitfield, Senior Sustainability Consultant, and Mark Nelson, Associate Principal, from ARUP. Ellen and Mark supported the development of the City’s Net Zero Guidance Material. They bring experience from their specializations in building design, decarbonization, and net zero strategy, helping organizations translate climate goals into practical, deliverable actions across new and existing buildings.

What you’ll learn:

This workshop will focus on education, practical tools, and replicable strategies designed to help building owners plan and advance their own net zero retrofits. Participants will work alongside peer building owners and project teams to explore common challenges, compare approaches, and share practical lessons learned.

Why it matters:

As energy costs rise and resiliency pressures grow, commercial real estate owners, property managers, and affordable housing operators are seeking practical ways to manage costs and plan for the future. The City, in partnership with Arup, has developed guidance and tools to help identify retrofit opportunities and chart clear decarbonization pathways. By clarifying potential energy and carbon reductions alongside required investments, these materials support more informed, strategic decision‑making for the long‑term performance of your buildings.

Additional information:

There will be an opportunity for peer networking over refreshments, giving participants the chance to debrief the workshop and share insights.

Register here to secure your spot.

See you there!

Disclaimer: This is an event hosted by a TCA member company. TCA is not responsible, not liable for any reason, nor are they endorsing this third-party event.

Category:
Industry Event

Organizer:
Better Buildings Partnership - City of Toronto

Registration

Registration deadline: May 11, 2026.

Trump Executive Order Launches Trade War

Important Update: President Trump Pauses Tariff’s on Canada for at Least 30 Days

Dear TCA members,

As you know, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods over the weekend that will take effect tomorrow morning and have enormous economic consequences. Prime Minister Trudeau has predictably released a list of goods subject to a retaliatory tariff and so begins the trade war. The impacts of the U.S trade tax and the Trudeau retaliatory countermeasures will be considerable and will absolutely affect the Canadian construction industry.

This trade war is not going away any time soon. Trump is prone to drama as we know and his threats relating to NAFTA during his last term as President were bad but not devastating by the time the new trade agreement was signed. Since then, the U.S. trade deficit with Canada has grown from $31 billion to closer to $100 billion. That’s the real reason for the trade war. The cross-border fentanyl distribution argument was a means to an end and was presumably used to justify the emergency measures legislation. Our best guess is that this new trade war will have severe and enduring impacts on TCA members.

In the coming months, news channels will be filled with stories about trade wars and their impacts but likely not satisfy your need to understand how your day-to-day businesses will be affected. Our focus at TCA will be on sharing industry-specific impacts including strategic best practices which we commit to share with TCA members as new information becomes available.

In the interest of ensuring that we are sharing meaningful and helpful information, TCA is already negotiating with an international trade strategy consultant in the hope that a strategic partnership with trade impact experts will add genuine and unique value for TCA members. I also serve on the Board of the Canadian Construction Association with whom I have been communicating 24-7 since the executive order was signed on Saturday. Rest assured that CCA is in constant contact with the federal government to analyze the Trudeau countermeasures and influence the go-forward strategy of trade negotiators. That too will be shared as it happens.

In the interim, please don’t hesitate to share your views and/or ask for assistance. We exist to serve the needs of our members and the road ahead will indeed be challenging.

Respectfully,
John Mollenhauer
President and CEO

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